As we are about to enter the second month of 2023, most car manufacturers would have already released their sales figures for 2022. Over in our northern neighbour, the Toyota Corolla Cross came out on top once again as Thailand’s best-selling compact SUV in 2022. This is the third time the Corolla Cross has taken the best-selling title in the segment in Thailand since it debuted back in 2020. In 2022, a total of 20,979 units of the crossover Corolla were sold in the Kingdom according to data obt

Following the global debut of the all-new turbocharged 2022 Honda HR-V in Indonesia, its next destination is the Philippines which is also the first left-hand-drive (LHD) market to offer the turbo VTEC in Honda’s popular crossover. The third-generation HR-V is offered in the Philippines with two variants and two engine options. Besides the 1.5-litre VTEC Turbo (177 PS/240 Nm) on the V variant, the PH-spec HR-V is offered with a naturally-aspirated (NA) 1.5-litre i-VTEC (121 PS/145 Nm) on the bas

Parallel importers in Singapore have been hard at work, as they recently brought in the all-new 2021 Honda HR-V. One such parallel importer is Leco Auto. They are selling two variants of the all-new Honda HR-V: the regular 1.5 G petrol and hybrid 1.5X e:HEV. Also Read: Singapore sells all-new 2021 Honda HR-V before Malaysia...well, sort of The Honda Vezel name is a clue to as where the SUV is from - Japan. The 1.5 G is the base variant and the 1.5X e:HEV is the entry-level hybrid variant. Standa

It goes without saying that the Honda HR-V has been a runaway success in our market. When it was launched back in 2015, the waiting period for one stretched to almost 6 months. It ticked all the right boxes for many Malaysian car buyers and was THE bang-for-buck SUV way before the Proton X50. Here's a quick breakdown of the Honda HR-V's variants and pricing (SST discounts included, valid till 31-December 2021): Honda HR-V variants & pricing Variant 1.8 E 1.8 V 1.8 RS Price (RM) 104,000 113,421 1

Once the forays of the wealthy, sports utility vehicles (SUVs) are now commonplace. It's hard not to take notice, and recently a reader got in touch with us through our WapCar Forum asking what's the best sub-RM 150k SUV they can buy in Malaysia. And since we're all about the details, the cars we list here take into account the extension of SST exemption until 30-June 2021. Oh and do take note that the government's plan to revise the existing Open Market Value (OMV) calculations has been shelved

As revealed in more detail at the media drive today, we know that the 2020 Proton X50 will ride better than the Geely Binyue, have safer tech than the BMW X1, and could be the cheapest car that parks itself. Now Proton has unveiled some interesting performance figures coming from the X50 and they are definitely impressive coming from the B-segment. During the media preview event in Sepang earlier today, Vehicle Chief Engineer (E1), En. Noor Hisham Ismail has confirmed that the 1.5T MPI engine ha